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......~~;* IF YOU FOLLOW A DIRT ROAD NORTH JUST *;~~......
.....~~;*£ WITHIN THE SECOND RING, AND NAVIGATE £*;~~.....
....~~;*£# THE OVERGROWN MAZE OF THE NORTH-EASTERN #£*;~~....
...~~;*£#@ RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, EVENTUALLY YOU @#£*;~~...
..~~;*£#@# ARRIVE AT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE #@#£*;~~..
.~~;*£#@## FENCED-IN GROVE OF BIRD CHERRY AND ##@#£*;~~.
..~~;*£#@# JUNIPER. IT'S QUITE LARGE, #@#£*;~~..
...~~;*£#@ AND WILL TAKE A WHILE TO CIRCLE, @#£*;~~...
....~~;*£# ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S GOT GARDENS AND #£*;~~....
.....~~;*£ WALLS STICKING OUT OF IT IN MORE THAN A £*;~~.....
......~~;* FEW PLACES. BUT KEEP GOING, AND *;~~......
.......~~; EVENTUALLY THERE'LL BE LILACS, AND A ;~~.......
........~~ HOLE IN THE FENCE. ~~........
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.......... GO INSIDE. WELL, IT'S HOLLOW, AND HIDES ..........
.......... A PALE SWAMP (HERONS, MOSQUITOS). IT'S ..........
.......... BRIGHTER HERE, AND THE SOUNDS OF THE ..........
.......... CITY SEEM DISTANT. BUT THERE'S A SECOND ..........
.......... GROVE INSIDE. ZIG ZAG BETWEEN PUDDLES ..........
.........~ AND SINKING SHIPPING CONTAINERS, ~.........
........~~ BECAUSE TOWARD THE INNER TREELINE THE ~~........
.......~~; GROUND BECOMES SOLID AGAIN. ;~~.......
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.....~~;*£ GO INSIDE. THIS TIME THERE'S A CRACKED £*;~~.....
....~~;*£# PARKING LOT, WITH SPRINKLED DANDELIONS, #£*;~~....
...~~;*£#@ LINED BY WISTERIA. EAST OF IT IS AN @#£*;~~...
..~~;*£#@# ABANDONED BUILDING, WHAT USED TO HOUSE #@#£*;~~..
.~~;*£#@## AN OLD RESTAURANT. THE PAINT IS ##@#£*;~~.
..~~;*£#@# CHIPPING, SOME WINDOWS ARE BROKEN, BUT #@#£*;~~..
...~~;*£#@ THE SIGNAGE IS STILL THERE: @#£*;~~...
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.....~~;*£ "INDIAN PALACE". £*;~~.....
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